Northern Arizona University standout runner Brian Shrader has signed a professional contract with Flynn Sports Management, as confirmed by agent Ray Flynn. 

Shrader, who ran 13:40.94 at the Hoosier Open in December, won the U.S. 12k Championships in November running 34:11, beating former NAU teammate Diego Estrada by 1 second. He scratched from the NCAA indoor championships and announced the news via Instagram. 

We will have more on Shrader's decision to turn pro later on this evening. Stay tuned!

 

The start of what turned out to be my last ever collegiate race. Thank you to NAU, my teammates and my coaches for the incredible ride! Though it has been official for awhile now, I am finally announcing that I have decided to accept a sponsorship and turn professional. I will be making more posts within the next couple of days with announcements! Picture credit: The incredibly talented @mattybees

A photo posted by Brian Shrader (@b_shrader) on Mar 3, 2015 at 2:50pm PST